Reading articles like this you suddenly realise that living in a sparsely populated rural area you sacrifice a hell of a lot in health care as as well as the more obvious career, education and entertainment benefits.
Having some risk factors like age and weight and living hundreds of km from a cardiologist is a bit of a worry. Are there cheap, effective ways of screening people with no history of heart problems so perhaps they could be more closely monitored or something?
Probably the biggest two that we have are mentioned in the article. Blood pressure and cholesterol. Hopefully you are getting your yearly checkups including blood work done.
Having some risk factors like age and weight and living hundreds of km from a cardiologist is a bit of a worry. Are there cheap, effective ways of screening people with no history of heart problems so perhaps they could be more closely monitored or something?